Sycophant synonyms and antonyms

sĭk'ə-fənt, sī'kə-

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ass-kisser
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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parasite
An organism that lives on or in a different kind of organism (the host) from which it gets some or all of its nourishment. Parasites are harmful to their hosts, although the damage they do ranges widely from minor inconvenience to debilitating or fatal disease. &diamf3; A parasite that lives or feeds on the outer surface of the host's body, such as a louse, tick, or leech, is called an ectoparasite . Ectoparasites do not usually cause disease themselves although they are frequently a vector of disease, as in the case of ticks, which can transmit the organisms that cause such diseases as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. &diamf3; A parasite that lives inside the body of its host is called an endoparasite . Endoparasites include organisms such as tapeworms, hookworms, and trypanosomes that live within the host's organs or tissues, as well as organisms such as sporozoans that invade the host's cells.
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adulator
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery, one who adulates.
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groveler
A person who grovels
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fawner
One who fawns; a sycophant.
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hanger-on
A person who spends time in the company of another person or of a group out of admiration or for personal gain.
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lackey
A male servant of low rank, usually in some sort of livery or uniform
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flatterer
One who flatters.
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leech
The definition of a leech is a type of worm found in water or in wet areas with a strong sucker on both ends of its body which it uses to suck blood from its hosts, or a person who attaches themselves to another person like a parasite.
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dictator (antonym)
One who dictates:
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brownnoser
Alternative spelling of brown noser. (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
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buffoon (related)
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over (related)
Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
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flunkey
An underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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cringer
A person who cringes or shies away.
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puppet
(Figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
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cat's-paw
A person used by another to do dangerous, distasteful, or unlawful work; dupe
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lap-dog
A small dog kept as a pet.
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stooge
(Comedy) A straight man
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praise (related)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
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sniveler
A person who whines and complains about small matters.
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apple-polisher
The definition of an apple polisher is someone who utilizes gifts and flattery as means of attempting to achieve promotion or favor.
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gofer
(Slang) An employee who performs minor or menial tasks such as running errands
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yes-man
Alternative spelling of yes man.
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bootlicker
A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
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brown-nose
Alternative spelling of brownnose.
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back-scratcher
Alternative form of backscratcher.
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flunky
A person who obeys superiors in a servile, cringing way
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smoothie
A drink that is made of fruit or sometimes vegetables and is blended with juice, milk, or yogurt and often ice until smooth.
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soft-soap artist
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apple-saucer
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doormat
(Slang) One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others.
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ruler (antonym)
One, such as a monarch or dictator, that rules or governs.
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master (antonym)
An expert at something.
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courtier
A person who uses flattery to get something or to win favor
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crawler
(Sports) A crawl swimmer.
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sycophantic (related)
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demagogue (related)
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malcontent (related)
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spineless (related)
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lickspittle
(By extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
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toadeater
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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timeserver
A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist. [from 16th c.]
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truckler
One who truckles
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slave
One who is subject to or controlled by a specified influence:
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spaniel
Any of several breeds of small-sized to medium-sized dogs, usually having drooping ears, short legs, and a wavy, silky coat.
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baloneyer
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careerist (related)
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yes-men (related)
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tufthunter
(UK, slang, archaic) A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.
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Sycophant Sentence Examples

  • Such gesture, directed towards an inoffensive person, became an insult, and the word sycophant might imply one who insulted another by bringing a frivolous or malicious accusation against him.

  • Reinach (Revue des etudes grecques, xix., 1906), who draws special attention to the similar formation "hierophant," the sycophant was an official connected with the cult of the Phytalidae, whose eponymus Phytalus was rewarded with a fig-tree by the wandering Demeter in return for his hospitality.

  • The final act of the cult, the "exaltation" of the fig, with which Reinach compares the "exaltation" of the ear of corn by the hierophant at the Eleusinian mysteries, was performed by the sycophant.

  • Again, like the hierophant, the sycophant publicly pronounced the formula of exclusion of certain unworthy persons from the celebration of the mysteries of the fig.

  • The notorious fondness of the Athenians for litigation increased his power; and the practice of "sycophancy" (raking up material for false charges; see Sycophant), enabled him to remove those who were likely to endanger his ascendancy.

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